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George Grenville

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Prime minister-reduce debt
Take action against smugglers
Vise admiralty

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Revenue

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Incoming money-Britain wanted more (taxes)

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Sugar Act

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Lowered tax on molasses in hopes of more colonists willing to pay
Let officers seize goods

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Writs of Assistance

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Allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

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James Otis

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Young lawyer in Boston that they shouldn’t be taxed if they don’t want to.
Goes against-“innocent until proven guilty”

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Stamp Act

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Placed a tax on all printed material-stamp

Colonists did not like-they didn’t have say

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Samuel Adams

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Helped start “Sons of Liberty”

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Sons of Liberty

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Took to streets to protest against stamp act. More groups were formed

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Effigies

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Rag figures-colonists burned to represent tax collecters

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Stamp Act Congress

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NY-delegates passed petition so Britain can’t tax

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Boycott

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Refuse to buy-colonists boycotted British goods

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Nonimportation

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Agreements that colonists would boycott British goods

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Repeal

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Cancel-British citizens pleaded Britain to repeal stamp acts because they were losing business

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Declatory Act

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Parliament had power to tax and make decisions for colonies

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Patrick Henry

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Persuaded burgesses to take action against stamp act

Accused of treason

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Resolution

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A formal expression of opinion-Virginia passed so they can only tax

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Townshend Acts

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Taxes on imported goods

Colonists boycotted-even more widespread

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Daughters of Liberty

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Women groups to support boycott

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Currency Act

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Outlawed colonial paper money

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Quartering Act

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Soldier allowed to live with any colonial family. Wash his clothes, feed him, etc.

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Direct tax

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Money goes straight to Britain

Stamp Act-first

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Townshend Act

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Tax imports. Paper, paint, lead, glass, tea, etc.

Repeal except for tea

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